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For Adults Only: Reading Materials for Adult Literacy Students.

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Rigg, Pat; Kazemek, Francis E. – Journal of Reading, 1985

Argues that using the adult learner's needs and interests to choose individual reading material makes better sense than using inappropriate workbooks and other commercial literacy materials, and offers six criteria for evaluating materials. (HOD)

Descriptors: Adult Literacy, Evaluation Criteria, Individual Needs, Language Experience Approach

Successful Literacy Experiences for Adult Illiterates.

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Davidson, Jane L.; Wheat, Thomas E. – Journal of Reading, 1989

Discusses illiterate and semiliterate adults who want to become literate to enjoy a more satisfactory quality of life. Describes their life experiences and provides examples of effective instruction methods based on the language experience approach, including dictation, word banks, journal writing, individualized and assisted reading, and…

Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Adults, Illiteracy